This is a Photoshop tutorial on how to create a beautiful photo film strip, as seen in Apple’s iLife package design (’06 version) and DigitalMash website. The warp tool will be used to create the twisting effect (so, you need Photoshop CS2 or above to complete this tutorial). With the completion of this tutorial, you will be able build a photo strip with your own photos or artwork. Don’t miss out this fantastic feature! For [...]

Photo retouching and manipulation are probably the two most important areas Photoshop is used extensively, mainly because Photoshop offers a variety of sophisticated tools and effects that you can use to smooth out skin and hair, optimize body proportions, emphasize or enhance some beautiful details, correct colors, and a whole lot more. These skills are important to learn not just for professional photographers but for anyone who simply wants to learn to edit and retouch their [...]

Social media icons are incredibly important for web designers these days, with the large amounts of communication that take place on social networks.  It’s important to have ways to share posts from your website, and social media icons can help create a usable and intuitive way to do this. To help you with your websites, we’ve gathered up 1000+ social media icons for you to use.  Whether you’re looking for a glossy social network icon [...]

BADGES Web 2.0 Badges – A set of free badges to download and use in your own designs. Fresh Badge – Quickly generate your own badge. adClustr – Starburst badges. Deziner Folio – A collection of different badges. BittBox – Free vector badges. Official Seal Generator – An alternative to the typical badge. Photoshop Tutorial – A quick lesson on making your own badge. Glossy Photoshop Tutorial – Create a glossy badge with this tutorial. [...]

This is a collection of my favourite Photoshop text effects that look pretty sweet, I would recommend experimenting with these styles if your looking for some thing a little bit different. Candy Coated Text Smooth Glass Type Slow Shutter Effect The Original slow shutter tut is unavailiable but some one kindly uploaded it… Glassy Text Effect Text In Stitches Milk Typography Effect Create Destructive Black and White Lettering with a Dramatic Splash Effect Using Light [...]

Final Product What You’ll Be Creating Tutorial Details * Program: Adobe Photoshop CS3+ * Difficulty: Beginner * Estimated Completion Time: 1.5 Hour Software applications and stock art designs often need box designs to help with the marketing. We frequently use box designs on Psdtuts to promote our exclusive freebie or premium sets. There are several ways to create this sort of design. You can use software, actions, or even do this yourself. In today’s tutorial [...]

People love 3D effects. They also love the look of shiny, glossy, graphics as well. Today, we will combine those two popular styles and create an extruded 3D glossy text effect in Photoshop. Let’s get started! Step 1 Create a new document, make it 600px by 400px. Step 2 Fill the background with #011923. Now, add some noise, go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise. 2% should be ok. Step 3 Create a new [...]

Photoshop’s text and layer tools can be used to create some really awesome Typography’s. We’ve put together a list of 33 of the best  Typography tutorials we could find to help you stay up to date on the latest trends and techniques. You’ll find some really cool grunge and glass styles, learn how some of the best designers create their unique effects using typography. Create a Steam Powered Typographic  – Part I & Part 2 [...]

Designing a great logo is no easy task. It’s something people will remember, something that tells a story. In fact, your logo is a very important part of your branding. We all know branding is not just a pretty logo, but creating something that’s memorable and that reflects what your company is about and effectively conveys your message will go a long way. The tutorials featured in this post will walk you through the process [...]

Today we will be making a 2010 Olympic Gold Medal similar in style to those used in the current Vancouver Winter Games. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create an interesting warped metal effect using the Gradient Mesh Tool. You’ll also learn some interesting ways to create and use masks while we construct this gold medal. Author: Joshua Bader Joshua Bader is a graduate of Sheridan College’s Media Arts program with over a decade’s [...]